This is big. It was only, what, last week that New Hampshire became the 19th state to legalize medical marijuana. Today, Governor Pat Quinn is scheduled to sign legislation making Illinois the 20th MMJ state! That’s not just a round number, but it happens to represent 40% of the states. I believe this also marks…

Tonight I was contacted by a colleague I’ve worked with on a number of projects, who is a bit more well-connected in the marijuana activist community than I am. He had gotten a surprising and very frank and heartfelt email from Steve Kubby, saying that Steve was planning to leave not only the entire marijuana…

I just wrote a comprehensive article on Weedist covering the cannabis legalization propositions nationwide, the possibility of new medical marijuana states, and the presidential race, from the perspective of “who’s better for cannabis users”. It was as fair and balanced as I could make it, while still putting forth the idea that it’s not a…

I just joined the staff of Weedist, and my first story was an exclusive, pull-no-punches video interview with Barack Obama about his medical marijuana policies and promises! Check it out here! Update: quite a few people are starting to weigh in on Obama’s hypocrisy… Another update: full transcript of the video interview.

This one is right out of Old Hippie’s infamous stash of little-known facts. In the process of doing some historical research, I found some interesting tidbits. Today is, at least according to one source, exactly 75 years since the U.S. House of Representatives passed the dangerous and illegal Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, based largely…

This is just a quick post to inform people in California who care about medical cannabis that there is now someone running for the U.S. Senate that has your concerns in mind. Dianne Feinstein has worked against the interests of sick people in California for long enough! Please vote for David Levitt on Tuesday, June…

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